Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Villainous conduct or action.
- noun A villainous act.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of a villain or serf; rusticity.
- noun The character of being villainous; the qualities characteristic of a villain; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness.
- noun Discourteous or abusive language; opprobrious terms.
- noun A villainous act; a crime.
- noun Disgraceful conduct; conduct unbecoming a gentleman.
- noun Synonyms Baseness, turpitude, atrocity, infamy. See
nefarious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness.
- noun Archaic Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul talk.
- noun The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Evil or
vicious character orbehaviour . - noun A vicious or
treacherous act.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a criminal or vicious act
- noun the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
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Examples
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One particularly memorable act of villainy is when Ultron 19 slaughtered the population of the fictional state Slorernia.
Hero/Villain of the Week! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
Newspapers 2007
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
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This Darth-Vader-grade villainy is just inexcusable.
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It means the game's up, the play's over, villainy is about to be hanged and virtue about to be married, and the curtain is going to drop and the principal performer – that's I – is going to be called out amid the applause of the audience!
The Hidden Hand 1888
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A hypocritical Prior tries every means to seduce a Nun, but at last his villainy is discovered.
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
News Report 1794
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
News Report 1794
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
News Report 1794
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His long success in villainy made him at last lay aside his wonted caution.
News Report 1794
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